Concord officials say child had gun in Elkhart school

May 23, 2008|By AMBER TRAVIS Tribune Staff Writer

ELKHART Â? A third-grade student at West Side Elementary School has been taken into custody for bringing a firearm into the building this morning, according to George Dyer, superintendent of Concord Community Schools.

Three of the studentÂ?s classmates informed a school employee about the unloaded firearm, according to a news release.

The gun which was retrieved by school administrators out of the studentÂ?s locker around 11:30 a.m., school officials said.

Letters have been sent home to the schoolÂ?s parents informing them about the incident. Parents were also alerted by the phone messaging system.

Indiana law states that "a student who is in possession of a firearm or destructive device on school property must be expelled for at least one calendar year."